Man seriously injured after fall off N.J. cliff

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (AP) — A man who wanted to take some pictures from a cliff in northern New Jersey was seriously injured when he fell off and got caught in a tree.

Authorities say the man — whose name was not immediately released — was with two friends early Tuesday when he climbed a three-foot high fence to get to the cliff in North Bergen.

As he started taking pictures, he lost his balance and plunged down the steep cliff shortly after midnight. He then tumbled about 25 to 30 feet and landed in a tree, where he got stuck.

His friends quickly alerted authorities, but it took more than an hour to find him. He was then flown by helicopter to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was being treated for multiple injuries.